Charles Wolfe
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Charles Wolfe was an Irish poet, chiefly remembered for "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" which achieved popularity in 19th century poetry anthologies.
Bas-relief in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
Grave of Charles Wolfe in Cobh
Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore was a British Army officer and Whig politician who represented Lanark Burghs in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1784 to 1790. He is known for his military
Charles Wolfe
…Charles Wolfe (14 December 1791 – 21 February 1823) was an Irish poet, chiefly remembered for "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" which achieved popularity in 19th century poetry anthologies. Born at Blackhall, County Kildare, the youngest son of Theobald Wolfe…
Portrait of Sir John Moore by Sir Thomas Lawrence, c. 1800–1804
Moore's father, the 8th Duke of Hamilton, and a young John Moore, painted in Rome by Gavin Hamilton, 1775–76
The Battle of Alexandria by Philip James de Loutherbourg. Moore is amongst the officers gathered around the fatally wounded Ralph Abercromby.
Statue of Sir John Moore in Glasgow, 1819, designed by John Flaxman